I want to start this post with I am far from a cool influencer and I am not receiving payment for this post. I genuinely loved my experience and I also genuinely have no money left over after having the best time ever (it was worth it.)
I scrolling through Facebook one day and saw that NBC News posted that there was going to be a Harry Styles mini pop up in Chicago.
Now, I'm not saying I deserve anything in this world, but Harry DID cancel on my Chicago concert date and I DIDN'T get to attend the "make up" day, so...I felt like I needed to go to this pop up.
I asked my friend Sol who I knew was a fellow Harry fan (his fans are usually called Harries and honestly, I don't vibe with it, so I'm just going to keep saying "Harry fan") but we took an almost 2 hour train ride and 2 Ubers to get to the bar that it was being held at, Replay Lincoln Park. I have to put in here that I am from the northwest suburbs of Chicago so this was a trek for me but it may not be for you!
We pulled up to Replay Lincoln Park in the Uber and this is what I felt like:
There was a Harry banner the exact moment you walk in the door and you just FEEL like you fit in already.
Welcome to Harry's House
We got there around 6:30 pm and it was a great time to go as it wasn't as crowded. Sol and I cozied up to the bar where the bartender with long hair looked like 2015 Harry but with a beard. He probably received that comparison all night but honestly, it went with the aesthetic (he was also super nice to everyone, which is a sure sign the night was going to go well.)
I ordered a Watermelon Sugar cocktail and As it Was shots. The shots came in a pair and Sol wasn't ready to take any shots, so my friends, I took those 2 shots for myself. They were DELICIOUS. Heads up, most of the drinks on the special Harry menu are sweet, so look carefully if you aren't a fan of sweet alcohol drinks!
Harry's House Cocktail Menu
As it Was shots
Replay Lincoln Park is a special bar in the crazy way that it has ARCADE GAMES!! In between taking pictures, we played pinball and Skeeball. It was a blast. Shoutout to the girl who played pinball at the Ghostbusters machine next to my Batman one and told me her friend's boyfriend went to the Harry concert and wore Harry merch. Miss that girl.
I do need to say that certain games cost a dollar or 2 BUT most of them are free! Just please consider that when you buy drinks, you're paying for the machines too with that money (which makes sense.)
Sol and I went around taking pictures of the themed décor and had a fun time with the cutouts. Sorry to the shirtless Harry cutout that I knocked down with my drink. He was fine and had no injuries.
As the night progressed, I learned my favorite drink was Cherry. The actual cherry fruit they put in the bottom of the glasses weren't maraschino but they didn't have pits. I was thriving on how good they were. I didn't love the Kiwi drink FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE that it has kiwi seeds swimming around. I'm a texture person and seeds are my enemy. Sol loved it though!
There was a woman there that was getting married soon and her group of friends were from Milwaukee! The ones I met were super nice and the future bride was so fun. She literally gave me a Ring Pop as a thank you for taking a group picture of them. Loved it. I'm posting a picture of her cute little veil and sunglasses in hopes she sees that I wish her all the best!
Of course, Harry Styles music played overhead. But then around 9 pm, One Direction songs were mixed in and that was the coolest thing ever (says me.) Harry videos played on loop on each TV that was displayed and each time Sol looked at TV, she sighed and went "I just...love that man."
Harry on the bar TVs
As expected, the night went on and it got more and more crowded. There are only 2 places to sit and that is at cute picnic tables, but a birthday party took up a whole one that night, so we crammed into the other table. We were lucky getting that seat! We left around 10:30 pm and headed back to the train with low phone batteries but full hearts.
I'll be attending Harry Styles Psycho Bingo at Replay THIS Wednesday, November 16th! I'll be writing another blog post about it and taking pictures for Meganhubrex.com! I hope to write a journalism article for my writing portfolio from this, too, so if you are attending, DM me at @MeganHubrex on Instagram and I'd love to get some fun quotes and pictures!
Thank you to Replay Lincoln Park for putting on this AMAZING Harry event for fans!
The Harry Styles Mini Pop-Up HAS BEEN EXTENDED! Here's the new deets:
When:
Now until November 19th at 9 P.M.
